Last post on my blog...:-(

This is Dakotah's mum and I apologize for my neglect in keeping you updated with Dakotah's weekly emails. I resolve to better in the future!! Please see the message below from Dakotah. I will be updating Facebook moving forward and sending emails to those who would like to continue to receive them. Please send me your email address if you would like to hear how she is doing. My email address is Barbara.thornton@sunlife.com. 1/13/14 So I'm in the field and loving it!! I received some new rules from the mission President and my goals is to be "exactly" & willingly obedient. So, although this might break some hearts...I'm not allowed to have a blog. If you would like to still receive weekly updates, please send an email or post a message on Facebook with your email and my mum will add you to the list. My mum will still be posting my updates and pictures every week on Facebook. Love everyone and sorry, but obedience brings miracles and that is what I am here to do. My address for the remainder of my mission is: Brazil, Curitiba Mission Praca Joseph Smith 15 Portao 80613-991 Curitiba PR Brazil Love you all!!! <3 muah!!!!

Happy New Year!!!!!

OPA!!!!! Familia e amigos!!! como vai!? Man, can I just say I love you all soo much!! Thanks for the emails and love! The news is in; I’ll be here at the CTM for one more week. I leave for the field next Tuesday! I am in with a district of Brazilians which is great and scary! #1... only Portuguese speaking and #2.... I only hear Portuguese! ha-ha But really it’s a good experience for me! I’m excited and real nervous to enter the field but I can’t wait to serve real people!! :D As far as my week went it was great!! Last night was New Year’s eve... and that’s a HUGE thing here! So if you think I was able to go to bed last night.... wrong! ha-ha We were up till about 12:30 when the fireworks all stopped!!! It was crazy.... the whole world was on fire! So cool, people shouting in the streets, and from the CTM, parades of fire trucks and all of that good stuff!!! Soo fun!!! Anyway.... I have a really short amount of time today but I’m doing fantastic!! Loving it more and more each day!! Thanks again for the love! I can feel it all the way down here in Brazil! I know that Christ is my Savior and Redeemer, and that He lives today!! I know that this gospel is His gospel, that he is at the head and that we have the fullness of the gospel through the Book of Mormon! I know that Joseph Smith was a Prophet and that we have a living Prophet today! I also know that we really can do nothing without the Lord´s help! Love you all!!! Boa semana pra vocês!!